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APD dropped the ball on Sunshine Law claims
APD should be more diligent in investigating possible Sunshine Law violations.
Arcadian
We must restore felons' rights
The policy of prohibiting convicted felons from voting, keeps an estimated 5.8 million Americans from exercising a basic part of citizenship.
Fort Myers News-Press
Pitts: rutish goals of Jim Crow never died
Kemba Smith Pradia went to Tallahassee last week to demand the right to vote.
Miami Herald
Amendment 6: Measure would gut women’s reproductive rights
On Amendment 6, The Miami Herald recommends: Vote No.
Miami Herald
Abortion funding, limits at issue
Almost 40 years after the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark Roe v. Wade decision, lawmakers are still warring over abortion policy.
Orlando Sentinel
Carlton: Goodbye, Occupy
Witnessing what looked to be Occupy Tampa's last stand this week was like saying goodbye to a sweet but unfocused young nephew.
Tampa Bay Times
Romano: Why did Republican Party hire voter registration firm with dubious ties?
The Republican Party of Florida fired a vendor who potentially submitted hundreds of incorrect registration voter forms across the state.
Tampa Bay Times
Washington still needed to protect voters' rights
The United States Supreme Court opened a new term Monday in which it is expected to consider overturning a key portion of the Voting Rights Act.
Tampa Bay Times
Orange leaders, stop texting while governing
Mayor Teresa Jacobs, commissioners and staff were texting like teenagers during the meeting, and deleted the messages afterward.
Orlando Sentinel
Legislature wrong to limit early voting
It’s unfortunate that a federal judge Monday refused to block a state law that cuts the number of early voting days in Florida from 14 days to eight.
Florida Today
Scott's shameless voter suppression effort
Elections supervisors should not remove a single voter from the rolls without personally reviewing every file themselves.
Tampa Bay Times
Nickinson: Nowadays, no secrets are safe
To imagine that you can keep a lid on that message in a room that size is like relying on a cave painting in a text-message world.
Pensacola News-Journal
Henderson: Fear of voter fraud might trim rolls
Like most things that come out of the Florida Legislature, we were told House Bill 1355 would make things better.
Tampa Tribune
Early voting helps
It’s unfortunate that a federal judge on Monday refused to block a state law that cuts the number of early voting days.
Pensacola News-Journal
Monday night meltdown
The state of NFL officiating is so bad, it’s enough to make Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker pro-union.
Panama City News Herald
Don't get scared, but . . .
Consumer Reports found enough organic and inorganic arsenic in rice to recommend that parents limit the amount given children.
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Florida Driver's License: REAL ID Hassle
The documentation requirements for citizens are onerous for some.
Lakeland Ledger

Letter To The Editor

Voter IDs protect the electoral process

 

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Orlando Sentinel
Freedom of speech

The Winter Park Commission was correct in banning protests in close proximity to personal residential units. Although the First Amendment gives an...

Orlando Sentinel
No one has right to take a life

The child of rape or incest is every...

Tampa Bay Times
Shouldn't abortion be an option for the very young?

 

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Bradenton Herald
Protest out of line

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Orlando Sentinel
Make it easy: Vote by mail

 

Very few...

Tampa Bay Times

Op Ed

efforts to ban books about controlling what you think, clearly at odds with First Amendment

My dirty secret: I read banned books.

TCPalm
Restore the rights of parents on abortion

Amendment 6, which bolsters the rights of parents to be involved in medical decisions affecting their minor children, should be supported by all...

Tallahassee Democrat
Should University Faculty Be Conducting Voter Registration as a Part of Academic Exercises?

So why have faculty scheduled...

Naples Daily News
Chick-fil-A profits fund discrimination of gays

Over the past 10 years Chick-fil-A has donated more than $10 million to anti-gay hate groups, $2 million in 2010 alone.

Pensacola News-Journal
Vote By Mail. It's Easy and Phone Will Stop Ringing
Dead Man Voting
Top 10 Reasons to Vote
Remembering How Women Won Right to Vote -- Now Vote!
Docs vs Glocks, an Embarrassment to Florida Legislators
Amendment is Common-Sense Approach to Conservation
AARP: FPL Asks Too Much With Proposed 15% Rate Hike
Will the 2012 Elections be Déjà Vu All Over Again?
Let's Help Florida Students "Celebrate Freedom"
Seal Criminal Information Until a Conviction
Why Florida Should Abolish the Death Penalty
Villalobos: Beware the Game of “Constitutional Chicken”
Why the 2013 Legislature Must Repeal the REAL ID Driver License Law
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Life, Liberty, And the Pursuit of Equality
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With the state saying voter rolls include the names of noncitizens, should Floridians have confidence in the voting process?
Was Gov. Scott right to reject Tampa's request to ban concealed weapons outside the Republican National Convention?
Are red-light cameras a boon to public safety or an abridgment of motorists’ rights?
Should government tighten restrictions on people’s ability to purchase assault rifles?
Addressing "Voter Fraud" or Causing It?
The Politics Behind Giving Ex-Cons the Vote
About All Those Constitutional Amendments
Lessons from Orange County’s Sick-Leave Petition Drive
Obama Caves In to Muslim Fanatics on First Amendment

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